Re: Wildcard for hidden files

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 10/21/06 07:14, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (21/10/06 14:01), Chris wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How can I list all hidden files or directories with ls?
>>
>> ls .* 
>>
>> does not give the desired result.  Id like to archive all the hidden files in 
>> my home folder.
> 
> ls -al

To get *only* (well, *mostly*) hidden files), try:

ls -aFl | grep " \."

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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